Scone recipes

Discover our best scone recipes. Make a cream tea or experiment with fruit, cheese or flavoured versions. We’ve even got an air fryer scone!

Simple old-fashioned scones: Get started with our classic plain scone recipe, perfect for serving with jam and clotted cream. It uses just three ingredients and takes 30 minutes. Self-raising flour helps ensure big fluffy scones.
The best cheese scone recipe ever: Our ultimate cheese scones are made with mature cheddar and a hint of cayenne pepper and mustard for deep savoury flavour. We’ve included plenty of tips for best results, warming the milk and water mixture to give the raising agent a boost and pressing out the dough rather than rolling it to avoid stretching or compacting it.
Fruit and flavoured scones: Add mix-ins to your scone dough for extra impact. We’ve got traditional fruit ones with raisins plus wilder creations, including cheese and pickle, limoncello and blueberry, and pistachio and rosewater.

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